NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES INDIA
National Academy of Medical Sciences (India) is a prestigious institution, made up by Indian biomedical experts to foster and utilize academic excellence as its resource to meet medical and social goals. It was registered as the 'Indian Academy of Medical Sciences' on 21st April, 1961 under Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan honored the Academy's inaugural Convocation in 1963 and gave the Convocation Address.
In recognition of exceptional accomplishments in the biomedical sciences and medical education of excellence, as well as in pursuit of relevance in excellence, the Fellowship of the Academy has grown over the years to become one of the most prized and sought-after hallmarks of distinctions granted through a well-organized and regulated system of peer review.
The Academy serves as a venue for knowledge acquisition as well as its application to improving human health.
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK) is a premier government-funded institution for higher technical education in India. The institute is consistently ranked among India's top 5 engineering institutes over the past several decades. At IIT Kanpur, there is a strong emphasis on research in all our academic programs, and it has several specialized centres for research into various focus areas. Many of our alumni are leaders in academia and industry around the globe. The sprawling campus of IIT Kanpur is located in the industrial city of Kanpur, only a few hours away from New Delhi, the capital of India.
Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering (BSBE) along with the support of the Mehta Family Centre for Engineering in Medicine (MFCEM), and the Centre for Environmental Science and Engineering (CESE) have formed an interdisciplinary alliance to steadily climb new milestones in the direction of regenerative medicine and healthcare. The alliance aims to work towards the development of engineering-based healthcare solutions. These departments host extensive research facilities and infrastructure to support the upcoming research advancements. Simultaneously, they bring experts and young minds to one platform through several webinars, conferences and workshops to discuss the research advances and experiences to create new research opportunities.
GANESH SHANKAR VIDYARTHI MEMORIAL MEDICAL COLLEGE KANPUR
G.S.V.M. Medical College Kanpur, known for its academic excellence world over. This was the first medical college of U. P. established in independent India, forming a landmark in the annals of medical education in the state of U. P. It is one of the five medical colleges in India established under the second five-year plan. The college is named after the Late Shri Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi, a great freedom fighter, who lost his life at the altar of the communal frenzy in Kanpur in March 1931. This college came into existence in November 1955 and its foundation stone was laid down by Hon’ble Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India, on April 24, 1956. Late Dr. S. N. Mathur was the first Principal of this college. Teaching and training of the students was first started at King George’s Medical College, Lucknow due to the pending construction of the building at Kanpur. The students had their training in pre-clinical subjects for the first two years at Lucknow and then the selected staff and all the students were shifted to Kanpur. Dr. C. B. Singh was mainly responsible for starting teaching at the medical college, Kanpur on 1st August 1957. Dr. Sampoorna Nand, Chief Minister of U.P., inaugurated this institution on Dec. 13, 1959.
To begin with, the college was affiliated to Lucknow University, and later, in 1968, when Kanpur University was established, the college was affiliated to it. Since then, this medical college has been growing in every sphere and has earned National and International fame for its excellent research and teaching.